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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,177 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Gardens, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 22 miles off.

Class of 1976 Gift The memorial features two granite slabs, representing the Twin Towers, atop a five-sided foundation that represents the Pentagon. The words, "World Trade Center," "The Pentagon" and "Shanksville, Pa." are etched onto the memorial

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Coordinates39.00827, -104.88724

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • TZO grass: 0.1 mi
  • Flat Iron: 1.7 mi
  • Cadet Tailgate Area: 2.5 mi
  • Marshall Sprague Park: 3.8 mi
  • Protected Habitat Open Space: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Eagle's Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Cathedral Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Blodgett Peak: 3.6 mi
  • South Blodgett: 4.0 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 0.2 mi
  • Honor Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 0.3 mi
  • St. Francis of Assisi: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Eagle and Fledgling statue: 0.1 mi
  • Wall of Fallen Graduates: 0.1 mi
  • Core Values Ramp: 0.1 mi
  • Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Ackerman Overlook: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 25
Picnic sites: 22
  • Memorial Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Main Pavilions A and B: 5.7 mi
  • The Homestead: 7.3 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 9.3 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSW 216°4,302 m14.3 mi
Little Pikes PeakSW 220°4,073 m14.4 mi
Devil's PlaygroundSW 225°3,984 m14.0 mi
Sachett MountainSSW 210°3,837 m14.9 mi
Mount GarfieldSSW 193°3,327 m14.2 mi
Tuckaway MountainSSW 199°3,303 m14.2 mi
Mount ArthurSSW 192°3,293 m14.0 mi
Cameron ConeSSW 196°3,263 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937435263686660473729
Precip in0.50.61.32.12.31.82.73.11.70.90.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument 3S, 4 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4434448922

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